2009 in Bellator MMA
2009 in Bellator MMA was the first installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships (Bellator FC)-produced series. It started broadcasting April 3, 2009, through an exclusive television agreement with ESPN Deportes. The episodes had a one-day tape delay.
Bellator 1
Bellator 1 was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Friday, April 3, 2009 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. It was broadcast nationally in the U.S. via tape-delay the following night on Saturday, April 4, 2009 through an exclusive television agreement with ESPN Deportes.
The event featured quarter-final tournament bouts of the 2009 Featherweight (145 lb) and Lightweight (155 lb) Tournaments, along with a number of non-tournament bouts to be held in the organization's other weight divisions. All bouts were contested under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.
Results
| Lightweight Quarterfinals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Jorge Masvidal | def. | Nick Agallar | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:19 | |
| Lightweight | Eddie Alvarez | def. | Greg Loughran | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:44 | |
| Lightweight | Toby Imada | def. | Alonzo Martinez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:26 | |
| Featherweight Quarterfinals | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Yahir Reyes | def. | Nick Gonzalez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:11 | |
| Featherweight | Estevan Payan | def. | Luis Palomino | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Joe Soto | def. | Ben Greer | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:40 | |
| Non-tournament bouts | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Jonathan Brookins | def. | Stephen Ledbetter | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:32 | |
| Lightweight | Lorenzo Borgomeo | def. | Daniel Morales | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 3:46 | |
| Middleweight | James Brasco | def. | Kevin Abrante | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:14 | |
| Middleweight | Moyses Gabin | def. | Chris Decaro | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 1:33 | |
| Middleweight | Gary Padilla | def. | Daniel Sarafian | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:04 | |
Bellator 2
Bellator 2 was a mixed martial arts event by the promotion Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Friday, April 10, 2009 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. It was then broadcast nationally in the U.S. via tape-delay the following night on Saturday, April 11, 2009 through an exclusive television agreement with ESPN Deportes.
Background
The event featured the final quarter-final bouts of the 2009 Featherweight (145 lb) and Lightweight (155 lb) Tournaments, as well as, the quarter-final round of the Welterweight (170 lb) Tournament. A number of non-tournament bouts to be held in the organization's other weight divisions also took place. The evening's main event saw undefeated Henry Martinez square off against rising star Wilson Reis. All bouts were contested under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.
Results
| Featherweight Quarterfinals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Wilson Reis | def. | Henry Martinez | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight Quarterfinals | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Eric Reynolds | def. | Thomas Schulte | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:18 | |
| Welterweight Quarterfinals | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Lyman Good | def. | Héctor Urbina | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:22 | |
| Welterweight | Jorge Ortiz | def. | Aaron Romero | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Omar De La Cruz | def. | Victor Meza | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Non-tournament bouts | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Jimmie Rivera | def. | Willie Gates | Submission (triangle choke) | 3 | 3:22 | |
| Welterweight | Matt Makowski | def. | Aaron Tregear | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Jesse Juarez | def. | Mikey Gomez | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:23 | |
| Featherweight | Josh LaBerge | def. | Chris Simmons | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bellator 3
Bellator 3 and Bellator IV were two episodes of the mixed martial arts promotion, Bellator Fighting Championships, created from a single event. The event took place on Friday, April 17, 2009 at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma.
Background
Bellator IV was originally scheduled for Montreal, however regulatory issues prevented the event from being held there. Each episode featured half of the bouts from the third Bellator event. Bellator III aired nationally in the U.S. via tape-delay the following night on Saturday, April 18, 2009 through an exclusive television agreement with ESPN Deportes. Bellator IV aired on Saturday, April 25, 2009.
Results
| Middleweight Quarterfinals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Hector Lombard | def. | Virgil Lozano | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:10 | |
| Middleweight | Yosmany Cabezas | def. | Edwin Aguilar | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:31 | |
| Middleweight Tournament Alternate bout | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Marcelo Alfaya | def. | Joey Gorczynski | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:32 | |
| Non-tournament bouts | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Johnny Eduardo | def. | Donald Sanchez | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Rudy Lindsay | def. | Wayne Cole | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:37 | |
Bellator 4
Results
| Middleweight Quarterfinals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Damien Stelly | def. | Alex Andrade | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Jared Hess | def. | Daniel Tabera | submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:34 | |
| Welterweight Quarterfinals | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Dave Menne | def. | Norman Paraisy | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2:39 | |
| Middleweight Tournament Alternate bout | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Jason Norwood | def. | John Kirk | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:52 | |
| Non-tournament bouts | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Tyler East | def. | Amedio Viola | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:40 | |
| Light Heavyweight | William Albrecht | def. | Mike Messina | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:30 | |
Bellator 5
Bellator 5 took place on Friday, May 1, 2009 in Dayton, Ohio. It was broadcast nationally in the U.S. via tape-delay the following night on Saturday, May 2, 2009 through an exclusive television agreement with ESPN Deportes.
Background
The event featured the semi-finals of the Lightweight Tournament.
Debuting for the promotion were heavyweight prospect Dave Herman and former UFC fighter Dan Evensen.
All bouts were contested under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.
Results
| Lightweight Semifinals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Toby Imada | def. | Jorge Masvidal | Technical Submission (inverted-triangle choke) | 3 | 3:22 | |
| Lightweight | Eddie Alvarez | def. | Eric Reynolds | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 1:30 | |
| Non-tournament bouts | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Waylon Lowe | def. | Frank Caraballo | Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Justin Edwards | def. | John Troyer | Submission (guillotine) | 1 | 3:12 | |
| Female bout (117 lb) | Jessica Penne | def. | Tammie Schneider | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:35 | |
| Featherweight | Matt Jaggers | def. | Pete Dominguez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:03 | |
| Heavyweight | Dan Evensen | def. | Raoul Romero | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:44 | |
| Heavyweight | Joey Beltran | def. | Sherman Pendergarst | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:24 | |
| Heavyweight | Dave Herman | def. | Josh Barnes | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:46 | |
Bellator 6
Bellator 6 was an event of the mixed martial arts promotion, Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Friday, May 8, 2009 in Robstown, Texas. It was broadcast nationally in the U.S. via tape-delay the following night on Saturday, May 9, 2009 through an exclusive television agreement with ESPN Deportes.
Background
The event featured the semi-finals of the Featherweight Tournament.
All bouts were contested under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.
Results
| Featherweight Semifinals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Joe Soto | def. | Wilson Reis | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Yahir Reyes | def. | Estevan Payan | KO (spinning backfist) | 2 | 1:56 | |
| Non-tournament bouts | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Luis Palomino | def. | Nick Gonzalez | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:13 | |
| Featherweight | Roberto Vargas | def. | Daniel Pineda | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Jose Santibanez | def. | Dustin Phillips | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:34 | |
| Middleweight | Robert McDaniel | def. | Chris Spicer | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:53 | |
| Catchweight (174 lb) | Héctor Urbina | def. | Ira Boyd | TKO (arm injury) | 1 | 0:19 | |
Bellator 7/8
Bellator 7/8 was an event of the mixed martial arts promotion, Bellator Fighting Championships. The events took place on Friday, May 15, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. It was broadcast nationally in the U.S. via tape-delay the following night on Saturday, May 16, 2009 through an exclusive television agreement with ESPN Deportes.
Background
The events featured the semi-finals of the Welterweight Tournament.
The card also featured the debut of former UFC heavyweight Eddie Sanchez.
All bouts were contested under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.
Results
| Welterweight Semifinals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Omar De La Cruz | def. | Dave Menne | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:19 | |
| Welterweight | Lyman Good | def. | Jorge Ortiz | TKO (cut) | 2 | 4:37 | |
| Non-tournament bouts | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Troy Gerhart | def. | Lorenzo Borgomeo | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Eddie Sanchez | def. | Jay White | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:10 | |
| Lightweight | Alonzo Martinez | def. | Victor Meza | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:42 | |
| Welterweight | Jesse Juarez | def. | DeRay Davis | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:47 | |
| Welterweight | Anthony Lapsley | def. | Ryan Williams | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:22 | |
| Welterweight | Jacob Volkmann | def. | Kevin Knabjian | Submission (D'arce choke) | 2 | 1:42 | |
| Women's bout (135 lb) | Kerry Vera | def. | Leslie Smith | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bellator 8
There were no fights scheduled for week 8. Instead, Bellator ran a "Road to the Championship" special highlighting tournament fights. This highlight show was considered Bellator 8.
Bellator 9
Bellator 9 was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Friday, May 29, 2009 in Monroe, Louisiana. It was broadcast nationally in the U.S. via tape-delay the following night on Saturday, May 30, 2009 through an exclusive television agreement with ESPN Deportes.
Results
| Middleweight Semifinals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Hector Lombard | def. | Damien Stelly | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:56 | |
| Middleweight | Jared Hess | def. | Yosmany Cabezas | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:26 | |
| Non Tournament Bouts | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Nick Ring | def. | Isidro Gonzalez | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 0:39 | |
| Featherweight | Shad Lierley | def. | Nathan Murdock | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Alex Andrade | def. | Christian Fulgium | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:01 | |
| Heavyweight | Shawn Jordan | def. | Jayme McKinney | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 0:30 | |
| Catchweight bout (175 lb) | Chad Leonhardt | def. | Dan Keenan | KO (knee) | 1 | 3:03 | |
| Lightweight | Chas Skelly | def. | Mike Braswell | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bellator 10
Bellator 10 was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Friday, June 5, 2009 in Ontario, California at the Citizens Business Bank Arena. It was broadcast nationally in the U.S. via tape-delay the following night on Saturday, June 6, 2009 through an exclusive television agreement with ESPN Deportes.
Background
The show featured the finals of the Featherweight tournament.
Results
| Featherweight Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Joe Soto | def. | Yahir Reyes | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:11 | |
| Non-tournament bouts | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Wilson Reis | def. | Roberto Vargas | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Bryan Baker | def. | Matt Horwich | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Diego Garijo | def. | Saad Awad | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:45 | |
| Lightweight | Israel Giron | def. | Phil Brown | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:42 | |
| Heavyweight | Travis Browne | def. | Mychal Clark | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight bout (175 lb) | Jesse Juarez | def. | Mikey Gomez | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Nick Moghaddam | def. | Lamar Jiles | Disqualification (illegal knee) | 2 | 4:14 | |
Bellator 11
Bellator 11 was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Friday, June 12, 2009 in Uncasville, Connecticut at the Mohegan Sun Arena. It broadcast nationally in the U.S. via tape-delay the following night on Saturday, June 13, 2009 through an exclusive television agreement with ESPN Deportes.
Background
This event featured the finals of the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix.
Results
| Welterweight Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Lyman Good | def. | Omar De La Cruz | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:23 | |
| Non-tournament bouts | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Vagner Rocha | def. | Igor Gracie | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Jake Ellenberger | def. | Marcelo Alfaya | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:42 | |
| Welterweight | Justin Torrey | def. | Matt Makowski | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Nick Pace | def. | Collin Tebo | KO (flying knee) | 1 | 1:37 | |
| Middleweight | David Branch | def. | Dennis Olson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:27 | |
| Bantamweight | Jimmie Rivera | def. | Nick Garcia | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Uriah Hall | def. | Edwin Aguilar | KO (head kicks) | 3 | 4:31 | |
Bellator 12
Bellator 12 was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Friday, June 19, 2009 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. It was broadcast nationally in the U.S. via tape-delay the following night on Saturday, June 20, 2009 through an exclusive television agreement with ESPN Deportes.
Background
The event featured the final tournament bouts of the 2009 Season One Lightweight (155 lb) and Middleweight (185 lb) Tournaments, along with a number of non-tournament bouts held in the organization's other weight divisions.
All bouts were contested under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.
Results
| Lightweight Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Eddie Alvarez | def. | Toby Imada | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 0:38 | |
| Middleweight Final | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Hector Lombard | def. | Jared Hess | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 4 | 1:41 | |
| Non-tournament bouts | |||||||
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Jorge Masvidal | def. | Eric Reynolds | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 3:33 | |
| Featherweight | Fabio Mello | def. | Sami Aziz | Submission (armbar) | 3 | 1:58 | |
| Welterweight | Sérgio Moraes | def. | Josh Martin | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 4:21 | |
| Women's bout (125 lb) | Rosi Sexton | def. | Valerie Coolbaugh | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:40 | |
| Catchweight (151.5 lbs) | Luis Palomino | def. | Troy Gerhart | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's bout (145 lb) | Stephanie Guimaraes | def. | Yvonne Reis | KO (knee) | 1 | 0:49 | |
Tournaments
Middleweight Tournament Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
 | Hector Lombard | KO | ||||||||||||
 | Virgil Lozano | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Hector Lombard | TKO | ||||||||||||
 | Damien Stelly | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Damien Stelly | UD | ||||||||||||
| Alex Andrade | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Hector Lombard | TKO | ||||||||||||
| Jared Hess | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Jared Hess | SUB | ||||||||||||
 | Daniel Tabera | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Jared Hess | TKO | ||||||||||||
| Yosmany Cabezas | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Yosmany Cabezas | SUB | ||||||||||||
| Edwin Aguilar | 1 | ||||||||||||
Welterweight Tournament Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Lyman Good | SUB | ||||||||||||
| Héctor Urbina | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Lyman Good | TKO | ||||||||||||
| Jorge Ortiz | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Jorge Ortiz | UD | ||||||||||||
| Aaron Romero | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Lyman Good | 'TKO | ||||||||||||
 | Omar De La Cruz | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Omar De La Cruz | UD | ||||||||||||
| Victor Meza | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Omar De La Cruz | TKO | ||||||||||||
| Dave Menne | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Dave Menne | SUB | ||||||||||||
 | Norman Paraisy | 3 | ||||||||||||
Lightweight Tournament Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Eddie Alvarez | SUB | ||||||||||||
 | Greg Loughran | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Eddie Alvarez | SUB | ||||||||||||
| Eric Reynolds | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Eric Reynolds | TKO | ||||||||||||
| Thomas Schulte | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Eddie Alvarez | SUB | ||||||||||||
| Toby Imada | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Toby Imada | SUB | ||||||||||||
| Alonzo Martinez | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Toby Imada | SUB | ||||||||||||
| Jorge Masvidal | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Jorge Masvidal | TKO | ||||||||||||
| Nick Agallar | 1 | ||||||||||||
Featherweight Tournament Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Joe Soto | TKO | ||||||||||||
 | Ben Greer | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Joe Soto | UD | ||||||||||||
 | Wilson Reis | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Wilson Reis | UD | ||||||||||||
| Henry Martinez | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Joe Soto | SUB | ||||||||||||
| Yahir Reyes | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Yahir Reyes | SUB | ||||||||||||
| Nick Gonzalez | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Yahir Reyes | KO | ||||||||||||
| Estevan Payan | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Estevan Payan | SD | ||||||||||||
 | Luis Palomino | 3 | ||||||||||||
External links
- Bellator
- New Mixed Martial Arts League, Led by Industry Veterans
- Bellator Fighting Championships signs top lightweight Eddie Alvarez[permanent dead link]
- Nine reasons to be excited about MMA in 2009
- MMA coming to ESPN Deportes
- Schulte Announced by Bellator